Underwriting & Pricing
Insurers Offer Discounts for High Net Worth Client Inventory, Appraisal Service
A high tech start-up is promising to give property/casualty insurance companies and brokers access to real-time data on their upscale insureds' property and possessions, making it easier for the ...
MetLife: Lack of Auto, Home Insurance Sales ‘Ridiculous’
MetLife Inc., the largest U.S. life insurer, is pushing agents to sell more car and residential coverage after the head of the company's main retail business said they've been missing an opportunity ...
What Rising U.S. Boat Sales Say About the Economy: EcoPulse
More Americans took to the water in new boats this summer, often buying smaller, less expensive models, as the industry is showing signs of a recovery. Purchases of powerboats -- which include ...
Boat Owners, Insurers Testing Waters of ‘Sharing Economy’
Getting out on the open sea, wind in your hair, enjoying the ride with your family and friends. Then there's the boat payments, storage fees, fuel, maintenance and repair — these costs can quickly ...
ProAssurance to Acquire Workers’ Comp Specialist Eastern Holdings
Medical professional liability insurer ProAssurance Corp. (NYSE: PRA) said it is acquiring monoline workers' compensation insurer Eastern Insurance Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: EIHI) in an all-cash ...
Product Recall Capacity Needed for Life Sciences Segment
The life sciences industry has seen a dramatic increase in product recalls, and while insurance capacity for the industry in general has been increasing, insurers have been wary about offering more ...
NFIP Policy Cancellation Statistics: No Loss, No Insurance
A Wharton School professor advocates a multiyear flood insurance policy as part of a program aimed at getting owners of flood-prone properties to invest in loss prevention and to hold onto their ...